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Options trading a good bet for brokerages
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
For years, discount brokerages have yearned to diversify, and many of them have. And yet retail trading volume remains a key indicator of their success, albeit not to the same degree as it was five years ago. Still, the media has noted that
$20 million the mark for Lloyd Blankfein?
Is JPMorgan Chase ( JPM ) CEO Jamie Dimon setting the compensation bar for Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein? The public has decided the two men's pay are somehow--no one is quite sure how-- intertwined , and has been waiting to see how much the two would be paid for their work in 2009.
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Lewis walking away a rich man
Ken Lewis will walk away from Bank of America ( BAC ) with his reputation in tatters, but he will not suffer financially. The Los Angeles Times reports that he is owed a lump-sum pension benefit worth $53.2 million. He also is entitled to $10.6 million in deferred pay and can keep 305,000 sh
Citigroup still pondering Hall options
What will Citigroup do about Andrew Hall? The New York Times reports that the bank is considering a range of options: It has spoken with Warren Buffett, who has a history with Phibro, about a potential deal, which floundered quickly. It also mulled a deal that would give control of the unit to
A move to combine block options and stock liquidity?
The deal by alternative trading service Pipeline to acquire the assets of block options firm 3D Markets has raised a lot of eyebrows. It has seemed obvious for a while that ATSs would be interested
TD Ameritrade bets online options trading
Are options really becoming a core part of mainstream investing? There are plenty of people who say yes, but you've really got to wonder. My sense is that it remains an arcane niche for motivated
